Rooftop alphorns power virus-safe concert in Germany
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September 13, 2020
DRESDEN, Germany (AP) — Musicians have taken to the roofs of apartment blocs with alphorns in the German city of Dresden to perform a concert featuring distant harmonies at a time when cultural events have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Dresdner Sinfoniker orchestra's performance on Saturday, titled "The Sky above Prohlis," saw 16 alphorns, nine trumpets and four tubas set up nearly 50 meters (164 feet) above the ground on the roofs of tower blocks in the city's Prohlis district. Drums and other percussion instruments were set at a nearby car park on top of a shopping center....
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